I read somewhere that those peribahasa he always said at the end of his speech actually come from some old "peribahasa" books found at some thrash site or something like that when he was a small kid and he still keep that book till now. Anyway, he's definitely one of a kind.

Actually, according this article:He carries a photocopy of a book listing some 4,300 Malay sayings with him everywhere he goes. He found this copy by chance, when his neighbour’s dustbin was knocked over by a stray hockey ball. The book never meant much to him until some 10 years later when he joined TV3. “Recently, a local publishing company sent me two of their newly-launched books, one entitled Kamus Peribahasa Kontemporari, the other on pantun and gurindam. It’s smaller and easier to carry around but I still prefer the old book.”

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I am a Muslim, a learner, a teacher, and a reader. Lucky to be a husband to a very patient wife. I like coffee that's not too bitter. This blog is about lots of stuff, but lately it's more about books (the easiest thing for me to write about these days). But they're not book reviews, they're book introductions. And this blog in English and Bahasa Melayu. This is also where I learn how to use them.